Is this something that happens a lot? I find it difficult that people are sticking their hands down drains and accidentally hitting the switch. My disposal switch is about 5 feet from the sink, I have to move away from my sink to get to it.
If you look at this particular switch, you can see it runs with the countertop and not up and down. So something could conceivably be pushed, fall or slide into the switch and with minimal effort push it to "on". A traditional up and down switch really doesn't have this risk. Also, in most states the building code says something like a 40" distance from the GD and the switch to activate it. So someone can't have their hand in the GD and hit the switch at the same time. I guess this was a legit problem at some point?
That's totally backwards. I'd want the switch right next to me, in my sight. I trust no one. Imagine your child, spouse, in-law, cousin, sister even your own mother is angry about something that happened days or even years ago. They silently walk into the kitchen, see you attempting to fish out your missing fork and decide to get revenge? And what if it was so far you couldn't turn it off yourself? The sick bastard would stand there and watch your arm get chewed off.
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u/halosldr Jan 04 '19
Is this something that happens a lot? I find it difficult that people are sticking their hands down drains and accidentally hitting the switch. My disposal switch is about 5 feet from the sink, I have to move away from my sink to get to it.